Smyrna times., 1887-07-06

Inc Musical Association or Orchestra
In a large wagon containing an organ
over winch Miss Maria Briniun presided
accompanied by the other Instruments
seemed to be uniiring in making music
along the whole line, and good music
Inc other musicians were: William
stevenson, cOrnetist VIM. A. Cum.
INNS, bass Viol; VIM. Carter, viOlinist
VIM. MckOwn, picalO G. Virgil Cor.
don and VIM. Norris, viOinists. Six OF
eight large wagons filled with school
children who enjoyed every moment of
the time, followed, and these again bv
the Smyrna Brass Band, who. with the
aid OF Hiram and Walter Johnson. did
their full share in making the music of
the parade. A dozen or so ofcarriaoes
proceeded Geo. w. Tilghman's Liberty
Bell, a very appropriate device for the
parade. 1t was a cracked bell that bV
a slight turn on the Imagination could
De forced to Il likeness of the IndeDend-
ence Bell in Philadelphia, which Mr.. II.
had canOpled and put i'm a wagon. and
IN charge of Mr.. Tilghman and Henry
l. Massey had very continental ap-
peaTance. The rope was pulled often
enough, and the only excuse that thev
could not ring out Liberty in clarion
notes was that the bell was cracked.
and consequently out of voice. It was
accompanied by the well known motto.
proclaim Liberty throughout the land
TO all the inhabitants thereof"
! Al this point in the procession was
assigned the big contingent of the Pen
lnsula Bone Fertilizer Company, which
was business conception of Saturday
ana well executed on Monday morn
ing: First was a large wagon appar
ently loaded with bags of Star Bone
Phosphate, from the central ton of
Whlch arose a crown of very vigorous
wheat and corn. Another wagon was
well loaded with the Planet Brand and
third with bones, the pride of all
phosphate men) surmOunted bv their
broad sign ofthe company's name. high
grade fertilizers, &c, &c. From a doc
cart pulled by "A donkey circulars con-
tainlng the analyses of phosphates were
distributed right and left. A carriage
containing the directors Of the com.
pany followed directly after
Inc bicycle riders, under the leader |
snip OF q. b. Taylor, did their part
Wen, some OF them, however. execut.
ing some ieats not intended.
About a dozen wagon loads Of chill |
dren and adults, a number ofcarriaoes
some OF them tastefully trimmed - .
Little Diamond CultiVator with Tho
workman seated under bio umbrella
55Hyoylhg the breezes while the machine
3 HIu us work some fifty horsemen
DrlniSihg up the rear Of the line. But
we have passed by one feature of the
procession which if not the most con.
sPicuous was at least one of the most
attractive to large part of the thou-
SANDS OF spectators, viz. a good and
laughable representation of Punch and
judy Oy young Wood and Spear. from
near town. They were dressed in i'm
iIaIloh OF these two old people. very
antique in style and very unsopbisfi-
Gated In their low down cart pulled Inv
a little old mule, struck the ludricons
SIDE OF every individual and raised a
laugh at every corner.
Itwas altogether, perhaps, the bipoest
demonstration that ever occurred in
'he town, or ut least called together
more people, our oldest citizens saw
,nah they ever saw i'm the town before
ne streets were lined in every direc-
ION, porches filled with smiling and
ladies-the thrOngs anxions ,
o see, and the day to old and vouno !
me OF unusual pleasure. It was =
ource OF qualification to all that in the
midst of all these moving scenes NOT ar
ccident should occur 10 mar Tho S
pleasure Of any one. The procession
kept on line and at a proper dis o
aice an apart would have been nearly
llIe long. The number of people on
ne streets as spectators has been esti- c
lated by no one in our hearing at less
nan 1000 and mostly ut 5000.
THE AFTERNOON CELEBRATIoN Il
The meeting in the afternoon was y
oom' At one O'Clock the peoDle he. al
an to fill the board seats and obajr,
men had been so broadly provided W
ld by two, the hour for the exeroiog " "
OegIn some two thousand celehro- lii
RS had gathered, the sittings were ali sf, sH
led, many brought chairs from bomn ne
few hundred were standino on5 Ii
lite number were roostinp On tbo
'ard fence. The Board of To-, Pi
ola occupied a prominent or
As called to order by Alex. G. Cum
lns !iS VINO mad been the leading spirit lV'
the committee in all the arrange us
ehts, and who in few appronrista Pl'
'Tus stated the object of the meetin@ Co
Gaining III conclusion "I776. All
al! 1887, All Hail." which were o.
'ponded to by an outburst of melody
IN tne instruments of the band. Mr.
! ihnlhs then named John II Hoc. 90
'Ker as president of the meeting who
coming forward said: cai
ELLOW CITIZENS Permit mo 70 at
lgraIulate you upon this our natal
y one hundred and eleven wears
Today our fOre-fathers tired of Co'
tlSh bondage, proclaimed to the {
rld the Declaration of Americas In WI
)endence. Then as n DeonIe wa
re mere handful and only the sad
bags OF Great Britain, to-day we ora o,
the peer of every other nation on Fal
lace of the globe. What means S
great demonstration to-day? Does Far
OF look as though we intend To nar- -,
uate Its memory? Sirs, feel that O1
duty we owe to the yalor and vi
very OF the sires and sons of ,76 to
a their dOings down to the latest
5perlty. But | am not here to make
eech, only to preside over YOUR do vho,
); therefore l ask that good order Whei
prevail throughout this large as Whel
bly,. '''' b 40 Wher
OF the two hours and over that the
'clses continued there was the
t complete order and attention ON
part of the vast audience. The n,
dletown brass band opened with nil
rnet selection, expressive and well IotS
ered and the Rev. DR.. Tullidpe Do,
n concise and earnest PRAYER ''0'i.
wed by the stirring chorus, "'Mv Be
ltry, It's of thee" by the orchestra cheaJ
chorus of voices under the direction ca
. NJ. Price, after which 0. r. 1lu
Iell was introduced and read in "V D.
and fOrcible tones the Declara. -
OF Independence. The Smvrno
sstra then gave fine selection
acing all the National airs not
tting John Brown, Dixie and
Johnny comes marching home PhibS,
e president then brought forward
'lng Handy, who in fervent and
'tlc terms spoke of the Revolution
struggle of our fore-fathers. The New |
history OF our country, its heroic K
;, its wonderful growth. and its @
y tuture in his usual flowing and N